The Electrical Circuit Breaker Panel

The Heart of a Home's Electric System!

The home’s electrical system operates like a human being's body. Circuits and wires carry
electricity throughout the home like veins and
arteries carry blood to organs and limbs. Just as blood keeps the body alive, electricity keeps televisions on,
computers
powered, and refrigerators running.

Blood cannot travel throughout a body unless its heart is pumping, and electricity cannot travel
throughout a home unless the electrical
panel is operating properly. The panel is the heart of an entire home’s electrical system. Without a properly
functioning panel, nothing
electrical in a home will work.

People’s hearts can develop problems due to age, diet, and genetic reasons. Panels also can
develop problems. Today, there are two brands
of panels that may have major manufacturing and/or design flaws that potentially put homeowners at risk—Federal
Pacific Electric panels and
certain Zinsco panels. There are also millions of people today who have panels that are more than 40 years old
and may no longer protect
their homes from overcurrents and short circuits.

This site will provide you vital information on each of these panels and explain how you can
protect your home and loved ones from any possible
shock or fire hazard.